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Re:C-style vs. Python-style syntax: which one would you pref... by lacker on Sunday December 14, 2008 @02:52PM (#397587)
When are your editing tools so limited you must use tabs mixed with spaces? That doesn't really make sense.

Just don't use tabs, ever. If you have whitespace problems you can simply grep for tab characters and remove them.

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Re:C-style vs. Python-style syntax: which one would you pref... by davidw on Sunday December 14, 2008 @04:13PM (#397663)
Keep in mind that part of 'scaling down' (making stuff accessible to new users) is that new users are the ones most likely to use lame or inappropriate editors. Stuff like Java and Lisp need more in terms of editors because of verbosity, and sorting through the parens, respectively.
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